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[[File:Japan hole.jpg|right|thumb|191px|A hole in Japan]]
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'''[[Wikipedia:Japan|Japan]]''' is an island country in [[Asia]], [[Earth]], where [[Nintendo]] of Japan is located and where many [[Mario (series)|Mario]] games are made. Japan also made an appearance in ''[[NES Open Tournament Golf]]'' as one of the playable countries along with the [[United States of America]] and the [[United Kingdom]]. It also appeared in ''[[Mario is Missing!]]'' where [[Luigi]] had to go here, more specifically [[Tokyo]].
|image=[[File:MKT Tokyo Blur Scene.jpg|250px]]<br>Tokyo, the capital of Japan, in ''Mario Kart Tour''
== Out of game ==
|greater_location=Asia
*Japan is where [[Nintendo]] is
|capital=[[Tokyo]]
|ruler=
|inhabitants=Humans
|first_appearance=''[[Golf: Japan Course]]'' ([[List of games by date#1987|1987]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' (''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]]'') ([[List of games by date#2022|2022]])
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'''{{wp|Japan}}''' (Japanese: '''日本'''; Rōmaji: ''Nihon'' or ''Nippon''; Ainu: '''ニホン'''; Katakanized English: '''ジャパン''') is an island country on the Asian continent of [[Earth]]. Japan's first debut in the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]] was in ''[[Golf: Japan Course]]''; however, only a map of the country is seen on the title screen. Japan's first full appearance was in ''[[NES Open Tournament Golf]]'' as one of the playable countries; other real world countries, including the [[United States of America]] and the [[United Kingdom]], likewise debuted in the ''Mario'' universe the same game. Japan's capital, [[Tokyo]], has been featured in several ''Mario'' games, including in ''[[Mario is Missing! (PC)|Mario is Missing!]]'' as one of the locations [[Luigi]] visits, as the [[Tour Tokyo Blur|Tokyo Blur]] race course in  ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' and the ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]]'' for ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'', and as the host city in ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020]]'' and its [[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 - Arcade Edition|arcade port]].


== Trivia ==
Outside of the ''Mario'' universe, Japan's city of Kyoto is the headquarters of [[Nintendo]]. As such, many of the ''Mario'' games are developed there.
*In ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', in [[Water Land]], on the island where the [[castle]] is, the island is shaped like Japan. Also, the castle is located right where the Nintendo of Japan Headquarters in Kyoto would be if the island was in fact really Japan.
 
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==Gallery==
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NOTP JP Hole 13.png|Hole 13 of the Japan course in ''NES Open Tournament Golf''
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==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=日本
|JapR=Nihon<br>Nippon
|JapM=Japan
|Spa=Japón
|SpaM=Japan
|Fre=Japon
|FreM=Japan
|Ger=Japan
|GerM=Japan
|Ita=Giappone
|ItaM=Japan
|Rom=Japonia
|RomM=Japan
|Rus=Япония
|RusR=Yaponiya
|RusM=Japan
|Kor=일본
|KorR=Ilbon
|KorM=Japan
|Chi=日本
|ChiR=Rìběn
|ChiM=Japan
|Por=Japão
|PorM=Japan
}}
 
==Trivia==
[[File:PMTTYD JP How Many Feet Pun.png|thumb|250px|The pun]]
*In ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' in [[Water Land]], on the island where the [[castle]] is, the island is shaped like Japan. Also, the castle is located right where the Nintendo of Japan Headquarters in Kyoto would be if the island were really Japan.
*In the Japanese version of ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'', Question 3 in the [[66th Trivia Quiz-Off]] has the choices "４本" (4 feet), "６本" (6 feet), "８本" (8 feet), and "日本," where "日本" looks similar to the previous choices that make sense but means Japan. Its English version is "4 feet, 6 feet, 8 feet, Defeat."
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Latest revision as of 14:38, August 19, 2024

Japan
Tokyo Blur in Mario Kart Tour
Tokyo, the capital of Japan, in Mario Kart Tour
First appearance Golf: Japan Course (1987)
Latest appearance Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Booster Course Pass) (2022)
Greater location Asia
Capital Tokyo
Inhabitants Humans

Japan (Japanese: 日本; Rōmaji: Nihon or Nippon; Ainu: ニホン; Katakanized English: ジャパン) is an island country on the Asian continent of Earth. Japan's first debut in the Super Mario franchise was in Golf: Japan Course; however, only a map of the country is seen on the title screen. Japan's first full appearance was in NES Open Tournament Golf as one of the playable countries; other real world countries, including the United States of America and the United Kingdom, likewise debuted in the Mario universe the same game. Japan's capital, Tokyo, has been featured in several Mario games, including in Mario is Missing! as one of the locations Luigi visits, as the Tokyo Blur race course in Mario Kart Tour and the Booster Course Pass for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, and as the host city in Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 and its arcade port.

Outside of the Mario universe, Japan's city of Kyoto is the headquarters of Nintendo. As such, many of the Mario games are developed there.

Gallery[edit]

  • Hole 13 of the Japan course in NES Open Tournament Golf

    Hole 13 of the Japan course in NES Open Tournament Golf

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese 日本[?]
Nihon
Nippon 		Japan
Chinese 日本[?]
Rìběn 		Japan
French Japon[?] Japan
German Japan[?] Japan
Italian Giappone[?] Japan
Korean 일본[?]
Ilbon 		Japan
Portuguese Japão[?] Japan
Romanian Japonia[?] Japan
Russian Япония[?]
Yaponiya 		Japan
Spanish Japón[?] Japan

Trivia[edit]

Mario and Yoshi participating in the 66th Annual Quirk Quiz in the Japanese version of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. This image illustrates a pun: "４本", "６本", "８本" means "four feet", "six feet", "eight feet" while "日本" means Japan.
The pun
  • In Super Mario Bros. 3 in Water Land, on the island where the castle is, the island is shaped like Japan. Also, the castle is located right where the Nintendo of Japan Headquarters in Kyoto would be if the island were really Japan.
  • In the Japanese version of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Question 3 in the 66th Trivia Quiz-Off has the choices "４本" (4 feet), "６本" (6 feet), "８本" (8 feet), and "日本," where "日本" looks similar to the previous choices that make sense but means Japan. Its English version is "4 feet, 6 feet, 8 feet, Defeat."
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